It seems that
the great super heroes all have in common a place in life where they suffered
great loss. With Spiderman it is his
parents and then Uncle Ben. Superman
lost his planet, his parents, then his foster father. Batman also lost his parents.
Not all of
our heroes rise from this crisis. There are
other things that trigger the desire to express that inner quality that pursues
justice for everyone. In the great ones
though, there is loss. It what that loss
yields in them that makes them heroic.
That pain
and loss changes them into something beyond themselves. They reach out for the greater good because
of the loss. They also resonate to the
pain and loss we all feel. I know they
touch mine. How I deal with my own great
losses tells a great deal about who I am.
My loss will
either propel me to use my power for good or ill. It is my choice. Every day I have power placed at my disposal
and what I do with it is vital to who I become.
I develop a code of conduct based on my response to this loss. I approach others in light of my world view
and my pain becomes one of the lenses.
How I focus through that lens is key to being what is good and right.
Loss shapes
us whether we will it or not. If we do
not actively control that shaping then we may abandon or lose the good we can
do for others through our loss. The path
is complex and difficult. Then again the
path to being heroic always is.
Wishing you
joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So
Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of
Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new
and old things from his great treasure store."
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